The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews, from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution-Dock, June 11, 1735, for Piracy and Murder; and afterwards hanged in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: And in this Edition continued down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published, of all their Murders, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Way of Living. To which is prefixed, an abstract of the laws against piracy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Standardized Title:

General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pirates--Early works to 1800.

Pirates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (119,[1]p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The ninth edition. ..

Other Title:

History and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews,

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : printed by Robert Duncan, and sold at his shop, at Pope's Head, Salt-Market, 1769.

Notes:

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

An abridgment and adaptation of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates'.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

Moore, 458

English Short Title Catalog, T185371.

OCLC:

642508729